-LWT,
mm. ok, thanks. So basically, the JW belief is that there is only one God, but, many others that are *named* gods? And additionally, that those named gods by God, represent God to some degree.. in judicial capacity or some manifestation of power?
In this example:
Whatever the reason, Bowman also fails to consider the example of Moses. He was truly a righteous man and was called "God" by Almighty God in Exodus 7:1. Exodus tells us that Moses was made "as God to Pharaoh"[2], and Moses acted as God to Pharaoh by pronouncing judgment on him and the rest of Egypt. Surely Moses was not called "God" in irony!
This is a really bad example IMO, because God said that Moses would be "as God to Pharoah" and this meant that Pharoah would behold manifestations of God's power through Moses, HOWEVER, Moses always referred to the Lord God Almighty, to Pharoah and to Israel, never (except that time in the wilderness) claiming he had the power himself. So clearly.. When God said this, there is no allowing for us to call Moses, God. It was just an illustration of how Moses was to be God's representative, not a lasting title in the least. We can see that, coz that's the only place God says it - in illustration.
Mitchell's argument makes me want to take out my brain and scratch it.
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